1795

Events in 1795 9

• 1795 – 1869 George Peabody (1795-1869) Died 4 November 1869, aged 74 George Peabody was an American-born financier and philanthropist who made his fortune in London banking. He funded museums, schools, and housing for the poor on both sides of the Atlantic, establishing a model of large-scale philanthropy later followed by figures such as Andrew Carnegie. He died in London and was given a temporary burial in Westminster Abbey before his body was returned to the United States.
• 1795 – 1857 Henry Havelock (1795-1857) Died 24 November 1857, aged 62 Havelock was a British general who led the relief of the besieged garrison at Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He died of dysentery in Lucknow shortly after the city's first relief. He was celebrated as a national hero in Britain and commemorated with a statue in Trafalgar Square.
• 1795 – 1879 Rowland Hill (1795-1879) Died 27 August 1879, aged 83 Rowland Hill was an English teacher and social reformer who devised the modern postal system, including the Penny Post and the prepaid postage stamp. His 1837 reforms made mail affordable and standardized across Britain and were later adopted worldwide. Hill served as Secretary to the Post Office and was knighted for his contributions.
• 1795 – 1860 Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) Died 12 May 1860, aged 64 Sir Charles Barry was an English architect best known for designing the rebuilt Houses of Parliament in London, working with Augustus Pugin on its Gothic Revival detailing. He also designed numerous country houses and civic buildings in a classical style. He died suddenly in London on 12 May 1860.
• 1795 – 1842 Thomas Arnold (1795-1842) Died 12 June 1842, aged 46 English educator Thomas Arnold was headmaster of Rugby School, and his reforms shaped the Victorian public school. He was also a historian and the father of the poet Matthew Arnold. He died of heart disease the day before his 47th birthday.
• 1795 – 1881 Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Died 5 February 1881, aged 85 Scottish essayist and historian best known for "The French Revolution: A History" and "Sartor Resartus." His combative prose style and moral seriousness made him one of the most influential writers of Victorian Britain. He died at his home in Chelsea, London.
• 1795 Third Partition of Poland Poland disappears from the map Russia, Prussia and Austria partitioned Poland, ending the Polish state for more than a century.
• 1795 – 1821 John Keats English poet Keats wrote some of the most celebrated Romantic poetry focusing on beauty, mortality, and imagination.
• 1795 – 1849 James K. Polk 11th President — expanded US to Pacific James K. Polk (Nov 2, 1795 – Jun 15, 1849) was the 11th President 1845-1849. He oversaw the greatest territorial expansion in US history through the Mexican-American War, adding California and the Southwest. He died just 103 days after leaving office.